Jar-holding device



Nov. 1940. L. E. MASON 2,221,056

JAR-HOLDING DEVICE Filed March 15, 1939 llllllllh INVENTOR Lee 5 Mason.

ATTORNEYS "Patented Nov. 12, 1940 I l UNITED STATES. PATENT O -FFICLEDT 7 I x 21,056.! I f I I I inseam e- I I Lee ELMason, Columbus, Ohio Application 1939; Serial-Ne. 261,935;

{2 claim] 7 (c1. a -a1) My invention relates to a jar-holdingdeyice. With reference to the drawing, I have illus-. It has to do, more particularly, witha device trated my device as comprising a metallic memwhich is especially useful for holding food packher I, a rubber member 2, and handle memberstiv ing jars, such as glass Mason jars, hot orcold, and .4.- The metallicmember I is preferably 5 during the application thereto and removaljtheremadeof resilient metal and is of rectangular cross 5" from of screw caps, and the placing of cold jars. section substantially throughout its length. in an oven, and the removal of the jars from the However, it may be of other angular cross section. oven when hot, when canning, eliminating .the The member ,I ,is formed .of -a strip of metal danger of burning the hands, et cetera. However which is bent into the shape-illustrated in the it may also be used for otherpurposes. i a drawing. It is bent to:form a main substantially: lb

In the past, there .have been several different annularportion 5 having its end portions 6 and I devices of the general type indicated proposed. spaced from each other. Connected totthese end However, these devices have not been very suitportion and forming continuations thereof, are able and the result is that they have not gone into Spring 1001) portions 8 and 9 hich are formed 5 use to any appreciable extent. At the present by be ding the metal rearwardly substantially time, it is the practice for housewives to use a parallel to the portion 5 and then a a o I towe1 in holding hot jars, which have been filled wardly substantially parallel totheportion 5, aswith food products, during the application of the indicated by the numerals III and II. The porcaps thereto and during the removal of jarsfrom ticns II are continued to a point substantially an even. Obviously, this method is not very sat-' in line with the end pointsfi and I of the por- 2 isfactory. The devices proposed in the past for tions 5 and are then bent outwardly as at II to holding jars have not been verypractical and form handle-receiving portions I2 and I3 which most of them have been of a complicatedstrucare substantially paralle to e c other. These ture and expensive to manufacture, portions-l2 and I3 are preferably of circular cross 2 5 One of the objects of my invention isto prosection so' that they will fit into the sockets 25.

vide a jar-holding device of the type indicated formed in the handlemembers 3 and 4. which is very simple in structure. so that it may The portion 5 of the member I is adapted to rebe made and sold at a low price. I 1 ceive: a rubber. jar-gripping member, I4. This Another object. of my invention is to provide member is in the formof a strip of rubberof sub-= U0 a device which is not only simple and inexpensive stantially rectangular cross section. It has a but which is very effective, being of such a type socket I5 of rectangular cross section extending that it will grip the jar firmly throughout the entirely therethrough and adapted to receive the circumference thereof, so that a filled jar, portion 5 of the member I. One wall of the whether hot or cold, may be lifted readily and member I II is split throughout its length as at I6 placed in or removed from an oven and may be so that the rubber member I4 maybe slipped easily held while applying a cap thereto. over the portion 5. The member I4 may have Various other objects will be apparent from grooves and notches formed on its inner surface the following description. or may be provided with other types of rough The preferred embodiment of my invention is surface so that it will more firmly grip the jar.

illustrated in the p yi awing where- However, the rough surface is not necessary since 40 in similar characters of reference designate corthe rubber material will not readily slip on the respond gs P ts and wherein: jar. Instead of being rubber, the: member I4 may Figure 1 is a perspective view of a jar-holding be of any other suitable flexible friction material device made in accordance with my invention. which will not slide on the jar. Although I pre- 45 u e 2 s a transverse S o taken t o h fer that the member be of the cross section shown, the jar-gripping portion of the device. it is not necessary that it be of this shape.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the device shown In using my device, it is merely slipped downin Figure 1 and indicatinghow it will be applied wardly over the jar as indicated in Figures 3 to a jar. and 4. It will be normally expanded so that it 50 Figure 4 is a perspective view illustrating how will be spaced slightly from the. jar throughout the jar may be held with my device during the the greater portion of its circumference. To grip application of a cap thereto. the jar, it is merely necessary to draw the handles Figure 5 is a plan view of a slightly modified 3 and 4 closer together. This will cause the end form of my device. portions 6 and I of the member 5 to swing in- 55 wardly into contact with the surface of the jar. The provision of the spring loop portions 8 and 9 is very important. They serve as spring levers for causing the ends 6 and"! of the portion 5 to move into contact with the jar and, as the pressure on the handle portions 3 and 4 is increased, the loop portions 8 and 9 will serve as levers for creating a pull or pressure on the ends 5 and I which will place the entire portion 5 under tension, drawing it tightly around the jar. Thus, the gripping action will take place substantially completely around the circumference of the jar and the gripping action will be uniform throughout,

the circumference. Without the spring loop portions 8 and 9, this would not take place. i

It will be apparent from the preceding description that I have provided a device having many advantages. It is extremely simple but will grip the jar effectively substantially throughout its circumference. Since the rubber member M has a socket of rectangular cross section which cooperates with the metal portion 5 of rectangular cross section, the member M will not rotate on the portion 5. This rubber member may be replaced readily with a new member when it be- This device may also be used as a wrench for engaging and removing screw caps from jars and whereI refer to a jar-holding device in the claims, I also intend to cover a cap-gripping device.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim'is: l. A jar-holding device of the typedescribed comprising a metal member made of .a strip ofresilient metal consisting of a body portion of substantially annular form having ends spaced from each other, spring loop portions formed adjacent said ends, each of said spring loop portions consistingof a portion of said strip whichextends rearwardly substantially parallel 'to' the body portion and then forwardly substantially parallel to said rearwardly extending portion, handle-receiving portions connected to the ends of said forwardly extending portions of said spring loop portions, handles on said handle-receiving portions which are substantially parallel to each other and which extend substantially at right angles to said forwardly extending portions of the loop portions, the body portion of said metal member being of substantially rectangular cross section, said body portion receiving a member formed of rubber which will contact with the jar and which has a socket of substantially rectangularcross section extending therethrough, one wall of said socket being split.

2. A jar-holding device of the type described comprising a metal member made of resilient metal consisting of a body portion of substantially annular form having ends spaced from each other, spring loop portions formed adjacent said ends, each of said spring loop portions consisting of a portion of said metal member which extends rearwardly substantially parallel to the body portion and then forwardly substantially parallel to said rearwardly extending portion, handlereceiving portions connected to the ends of said forwardly extending portions of said spring loop portions and having handles thereon, the body portions of said metal member being of angular cross section, said body portion receiving a member formed of rubber which will contact with the jar and which has a socket of similar cross sections extending therethrough.

3. A jar-holding device of the type described comprising a metal member made of resilient metal consisting of a body portion of substantially annular formhaving ends spaced from each other, spring loop portions formed adjacent said ends, each of said spring loop portions consisting of a portion of said metal member which extends rearwardly substantially parallel to the body portion and then forwardly substantially parallel 

